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On Earth in the 22nd century, Daleks have enslaved the planet and humans live in fear of their masters. Meanwhile, back in the 20th century, a peace conference is urgently needed to prevent World War Three. When reports reach UNIT of a ghost at Auderly House--the site for the conference--the Doctor and Jo decide to investigate. Danger is waiting for them there, including a trip 200 years into the future without the Tardis.
Special Features:
Disc One:
Special Features:
Disc One:
- Day of the Daleks Original four-part TV version
- Commentary by actors Anna Barry and Jimmy Winston, producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks and vision mixer Mike Catherwood
- Blasting the Past Cast and crew look back on the making of this story
- A View from the Gallery
- Nationwide
- Blue Peter
- Photo Gallery
- Production Subtitles
- Radio Times Billings
- DVD-Rom Only:
- Coming Soon
- Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
- Day of the Daleks: Special Edition. A new version with specially shot sequences, brand-new effects and new Dalek voices, exclusive to this DVD
- The Making of Day of the Daleks: Special Edition
- The UNIT Family--Part Two
- Now and then
- The UNIT Dating Conundrum
- The Cheating Memory
- Teaser trailer
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really enjoyed this one. The best Dr Who DVD of this year. I remember watching this story when it was first shown in 1972(when i was 7),it was the first Dr Who i remember all of it & the reason i became a fan. When i received it, i watched the special edition on disc 2 first. It is brilliant. The new cgi effects are very good & i wasn't too bothered about the dalek voices on the original, but the new ones are much better. I also think the newly filmed bits are very good as well. I would highly recommend this one to even non Dr Who fans.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Ironically, Dr Who had never touched a "time paradox" story before, and so Day of the Daleks, a cleverly scripteed and handsomely produced story, is thus especially satsifying. The future earth scenario is beleivably downbeat, and the polished metallic sets are excellent. Acting is top-drawer too, with honours going to Aubrey Woods as the oily Controller, a scheming puppet dictator with a vestige of humanity at his core. The gradual realization that the rebels are trapped in a time loop of their own making is extremely effective and leads to all sorts of weighty questions about cause and effect that would be revisited years later with the Terminator films. The letdowns of course are the daleks - static, poorly vocalised, and few in number, they are a pale shadow of their 1960s selves. However, the clever and engaging script and introduction of the wonderful ogrons as the daleks' "guard dogs" to the series make this a very enjoyable story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this 2 DVD set with great anticipation of finally owning a copy of one of the Dr. Who adventures that I remember most clearly from my childhood. This package delivers on all counts, be it being able to watch the original version or re-edited versions, in addition to a variety of interesting extras.
The interviews with individuals from the original cast and production technicians are fascinating and send one back to another time entertainment-wise when things had more substance and those that acted and produced at the time were likewise blessed with a more professional and grounded attitude, no trace of prima-donnas here! The strong East/West political tensions of the time are also alluded to within this adventure. The updated version is completed very carefully and with a mind to simply complimenting the original, with the added visuals improving the look of the programme to a more "modern" standard, although just right in proportion,and not over-the-top. The updated ray-gun effects are really quite good, and more importantly, the improved Dalek voices in the revised version are a definite bonus and a vast improvement in my opinion upon the rather tinny and lifeless originals, a detail that was not adequately attended to in the original version and which left the Daleks a much less menacing presence. I would strongly recommend this set to anyone who enjoys this series or simply televison representative of the era. Excellent!!!....I have already enjoyed it several times since receiving it.
The interviews with individuals from the original cast and production technicians are fascinating and send one back to another time entertainment-wise when things had more substance and those that acted and produced at the time were likewise blessed with a more professional and grounded attitude, no trace of prima-donnas here! The strong East/West political tensions of the time are also alluded to within this adventure. The updated version is completed very carefully and with a mind to simply complimenting the original, with the added visuals improving the look of the programme to a more "modern" standard, although just right in proportion,and not over-the-top. The updated ray-gun effects are really quite good, and more importantly, the improved Dalek voices in the revised version are a definite bonus and a vast improvement in my opinion upon the rather tinny and lifeless originals, a detail that was not adequately attended to in the original version and which left the Daleks a much less menacing presence. I would strongly recommend this set to anyone who enjoys this series or simply televison representative of the era. Excellent!!!....I have already enjoyed it several times since receiving it.
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